Madonna’s ex-boyfriend Brahim Zaibat is in trouble with one of France’s most notorious politicos.
The 29-year-old dancer recently found himself seated behind the founder of France’s conservative National Front party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, on an airplane.
Zaibat saw that the antigay, anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant uber-conservative was asleep, his mouth hanging open, and decided to snap a selfie next to him. (Zaibat has been a very vocal critic of the politician.)
He later uploaded the image to social media, along with a message to voters in France: “Let’s all vote tomorrow to give them a knock-out blow. To preserve our fraternal France.”
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The picture amassed nearly 200,000 Facebook likes and more than 30,000 shares.
Now, the angry politician is suing Zaibat, calling the picture unflattering and a breach of privacy, and accusing it of costing his party the election.
“Do you find it normal to be photographed while asleep on a plane?” the 87-year-old told rue89. “It’s my private life and I want to protect myself against this type of behavior!”
Le Pen is seeking €50,000 (approx. $55,000 U.S.) in damages along with a written apology from Zaibat.
In his lawsuit, he also references Madonna, with once compared him to Saddam Hussein and his daughter, Marie Le Pen, to Hitler.
A court hearing is scheduled for January 22.
h/t: Pink News
